It was Sam who spoke first. She hissed at the two boys. "Don't freak out. Don't even move." The two boys seemed frozen in place. Sam thought for a moment and stood up. "Oh, Darn!" She said, loudly. "I can't believe your PDA crashed Tucker. That's such a shame. And we were right in the middle of that Tetris game." She raised her eyebrows at them and nodded a little, mouthing Play along.
Tucker said, "Oh, Yeah. How awful! I need to go get my screwdriver inside to fix it. Come on, Danny. Let's go."
Danny shook his head a little and played along. "Oh, yeah. Let's go."
They walked inside, legs stiff. Knowing they were watched was the creepiest thing they could imagine. As soon as the huge wooden doors shut, Sam turned to them. "Okay." She hissed. "This is too weird. We have to tell the others."
Danny spoke. "No. They'll freak out and act weird. Vlad will know."
Tucker shook his head. "I agree with Sam. They need to know."
Danny rolled his eyes. "Fine," he hissed. "But what are we going to do to finish this? He shouldn't be allowed to do this!"
Sam put a hand on Danny's shoulder. "Danny, it's going to be okay. We're going to fix this. First, everybody needs to know." Danny put a hand on Sam's and nodded.
Tucker rolled his eyes. "C'mon guys. No lovey dovey stuff. We need to tell the guys."
Danny and Sam blushed and broke off all physical contact. They came to the chrome door of the Psyche's room and opened it. Sam walked in and said, "Hey guys. We were going to get a snack. Do you want to come?"
Maria and Ethan looked up. "Well, I don't- " Sam jerked her head violently to the hallway. Maria recovered, "Umm, okay. But we'll need to get Lexish and Gavin. They're putting the weights away."
Sam sighed and walked over to the closet. She opened the door and then closed it quickly, her eyes wide. "Didn't expect to see that one." She remarked, staring at the closet door. She reached out a hand and knocked.
Lexish and Gavin stumbled out, both bright red. Sam looked at them, extremely amused. "We were going to get a snack. Do you want to come?"
Lexish ran a hand through her hair. "Sure. Sure." She exchanged looks with Gavin. The five of them walked out of the room.
Tucker looked horrified. He asked Lexish and Gavin. "What were you doing in there?" They both turned beet red.
Sam cut in. "They were just kissing, Tuck. Shut up." She turned to the whole group. "Guys, we have some really disturbing news."
"What?" Ethan asked. He then looked horrified. "You're kidding! How could anybody do that?"
Maria rolled her eyes. "Ethan, let them tell us people who can't read minds."
Tucker just turned his PDA towards them. Gavin leaned toward the screen. "That's Anna's room. Who planted a camera in there?"
"Vlad Masters." Danny growled.
Lexish covered her face with her hands. "Oh my god. How many cameras are there? Where?" She looked around nervously.
Tucker turned back to the list and scrolled down. "Everywhere. He has them in everybody's homes. They're also in all the training rooms." Everybody started talking loudly.
Sam yelled, "SHUT UP!" Everybody quieted down. "Guys, stop freaking out. Yes, somebody's spying on us, but we're going to work this out." She pointed to Lexish and Gavin. You guys go with Tucker to tell Hillary, Mitchell and Amy. Make sure they aren't actually in the training areas when you tell them." Sam turned to Maria. "You guys go to the kitchens. Dylan will be cooking something. Tell him what's going on. He'll know what to do." The group dispersed. Sam turned to Ethan. "You need to help us find the Commander. I think he might already know about this, but it doesn't hurt to try."
Ethan nodded. "Okay. I can track his thoughts." He stared at the wall for a minute and said, "Follow me."
Ethan led Sam and Danny through a labyrinth of white-painted hallways. Sam was trying to remember the way they'd come. Right, Right, Left, Right, Green door, right…or was it left?
She was trying to remember this when they stopped outside a Mahogany door with a brass doorknocker in the shape of a pineapple. Ethan gestured to it. "This is it."
Sam rubbed her temples. "OK. What's he doing?"
Ethan cocked his head to the side. "Talking on the phone, I think. He keeps picturing some guy in a fancy suit with gray hair and a pony tail."
Danny growled. "That's Vlad."
Sam ignored him and asked Ethan, "Can you hear what he's saying?"
Ethan screwed his eyes shut. "No. He's not really paying attention. He just keeps on seeing this guy and then a huge brick building."
Sam turned to Danny. "Danny, can you listen in?"
Danny looked at her. "How do I sneak in?"
Sam nearly slapped him. "Danny, you have ghost powers go intangible and fly through the door."
Danny laughed nervously. "Oh, yeah. Right." He went into Danny Phantom mode and flew into the room.
The Commander clearly loved everything sophisticated and expensive. Oil paintings hung on the walls and three leather chairs stood opposite Commander Ghizima's desk. Somebody definitely had a soft spot for luxury.
The Commander was leaning against his desk, constructing a card house. It was all Danny could do to keep from snickering.
"Yes, Mr. Masters, of course." The commander said, placing the jack of spades on a level. The whole thing collapsed and the commander frowned at it. He then leaned his feet against his desk and concentrated on the call.
"Yes, Mr. masters. We followed all of your instructions exactly." He pulled a sheet out of the top drawer of his desk, running a finger down it. Danny was curious, but didn't want to make his presence known.
The commander looked straight ahead, as if shocked by something he had heard. "A hacker? Well, we do have a Techno here…. Yes, I have been monitoring the cameras. It seems normal. Yes, Mr. Masters. I call you if anything changes." He faced away from the desk.
It was Danny's chance. He flew forward, snatched the sheet and flew out.
Sam was the only one there to meet him. "What's up?" She asked, glancing down at the sheet.
Danny was grinning, proud of his accomplishment. "It's-" Suddenly they both froze.
Danny hissed. "What are we going to do? It's the Commander!" His eyes darted back and forth, nervous.
Sam didn't answer verbally. She swung her eyes towards the door and then grabbed Danny by the back of the neck, pulling his head down to meet hers.
Danny's body immediately tensed up. What's she doing? Why is she kissing me? What's going on? Then he gave up thinking and wrapped his hand around Sam's waist, pulling her closer to him.
He was brought violently back to earth when he heard a cough behind him. Danny and Sam sprang apart, blushing furiously.
He looked at them both, bemused.
Sam reacted first. She played the part of bashful teenager perfectly. She tucked her hairs behind her ear and said in a breathy voice. "Oh, Commander, I'm so sorry. We had no idea this is where your office is and we were just looking for a place to … uh…" She let her eyes drift over to Danny.
The Commander chuckled, patronizingly. "That's quite all right, Miss Manson. Just make sure it doesn't happen again. And go back to practice. I'm sure Tucker's wondering where you two are."
Sam grabbed Danny's hand. 'Yes, sir, Mr. Commander, sir." She ran off down the hall, dragging Danny behind her.
Once they were four hallways away, Sam broke down laughing. "That was great! I can't believe we pulled it off. Good job, Danny!" she looked at him for the first time since the fake-out make-out.
Danny was just staring at her. Sam snapped her fingers in front of his face. "Danny. Earth to Danny, come in."
Danny shook his head. "Whoa. Sorry. Why'd you kiss me?"
Sam looked confused. "To give us an excuse to be there."
"The first reason that came to mind was kissing me into oblivion?"
Sam had the courtesy to look embarrassed. "I was thinking of how we caught Lexish and Gavin. Sorry." She punched him in the arm. "Am I that repulsive?"
Danny grinned. "Nah. I was just... startled, that's all."
Sam grabbed the sheet from him. "Okay. Let's go find the others!" She ran off, laughing.
Danny looked after her endearingly and then shook his head. He couldn't like Sam. There was too much going on right now. He took off after her.
This is short, I know. I'm SORRY, okay?